This past Wednesday, I attended a support group meeting where the topic tabled was isolation. I listened to the topic and intellectually grasped the concept, as I have spoken about isolation previously in articles on Second Chance to Live. Towards the end of Wednesday's meeting I shared some thing that I had not thought about in many years. Although I crave intimacy -- in to … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2015
Understanding Relationships after Brain Injury
In August of 1967 my parents, my brother and myself were in a bad car accident. My Mom and I were not expected to live the night of the car accident. Per the injuries that I sustained in the car accident: a fractured left femur (thigh bone) snapped on my Dad's bucket set as I was projected forward to the inside of the windshield. Upon hitting the inside of the windshield I … [Read more...]
Creating Hope through Repetitive Body Movement
On June 16, 2015 I launched Create a Spark of Hope to share what I discovered that has helped me to create hope in my mind and body. Following a brain injury the individual can be faced with predictions and other news that can serve to undermine hope. Individuals may believe skills once easy to perform are not out of reach. In today's article I would like to share with you … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years and a New Start 2015
Happy holidays to you and your family my friend. Although this is the advent of a new year, with new anticipation; these 3 approaching holidays can be a trifecta of frustration and pain for many individuals. Pain because individuals are thrust back into having to interact with unresolved family dynamics. Old familiar rules such as don't talk, don't trust and don't feel may … [Read more...]
Brain Injury, Neuroplasticity and Personal Gains 2015
Brain Injury, Neuroplasticity and Personal Gains 2015 Empowering one's life after a brain injury through the use of repetition in creating new and ongoing neural pathways and brain reorganization. Through out my life time I have had an interest in the martial arts. I have examined many disciplines and have trained diligently in a few. Before I heard about the concept … [Read more...]
